CurrentAffairsMarchtoAugust2015

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Days

1. 01AprOdishaDay,alsoknownasUtkalaDibasainmemoryofformationofstateon1April1936.

2. 01JuneMadarakaDayofKenya.On1Junein1963,KenyaattainedinternalselfruleprecedingfullindependencefromUnited

Kingdom.

3. 02AprMahavirJayanti.

4. 02JuneRepublicDayofItaly(Since1946).

5. 02JuneStatehoodDayofTelangana(India's29thState).AndhraPradeshwasbifurcatedintoTelanganaandAndhraPradeshonJune

2,2014.

6. 03MayConstitutionDayofPoland.ConstitutionofpolandwasenactedonMay3,1791.

7. 03MayWorldPressFreedomDay.Themefor2015isLetJournalismThrive.

8. 05AprEasterDay.(MarkstheresurrectionofJesusChristfromthedead,FirstSundayafterthefullmoonthatoccursonorafter21

March).

9. 05AprIndianNationalMaritimeDay.Onthisdayin1919,navigationhistorywascreatedwhenSSLoyalty,thefirstshipoftheScindia

SteamNavigationCompany,journeyedtotheUnitedKingdom.TheNationalMaritimeDaywasfirstcelebratedon5thApril,1964.

10. 05MayBirthanniversaryofGianiZailSingh,formerPresidentofIndia.

11. 05May2015WorldAsthmaDay.Themeof2015isYouCanControlYourAsthmaandsubthemeTimetoControlAsthma.

12. 07AprWorldHealthDayCelebratedwithTheme"Fromfarmtoplate,makefoodsafe."

13. 07May,201555thFoundationdayofIndia'sBorderRoadsOrganization(FoundedonMay7,1960).

14. 07May,2015154thBirthAnniversaryofRabindraNathTagore(BornonMay7,1861)

15. 1JulCanadaDay.ItmarksenactmentofBritishNorthAmericaAct,1867(ConstitutionAct)onJuly1,1867thatunitedthreecolonies

intoasinglecountrycalledCanadawithintheBritishEmpire.

16. 1JulNationalCharteredAccountantsdayandmarksformationofInstituteofCharteredAccountantsofIndiaonJuly1,1946.

17. 1JulNationalDoctors'Day.ItmarksthebirthannversaryoflegendaryphysicianandthesecondChiefMinisterofWestBengal,Dr

BidhanChandraRoy.

18. 10JulyNationalDayofBahamas.ItmarksIndependencefromtheUnitedKingdomin1973.

19. 10Mar,201546thFoundationdayofCentralIndustrialSecurityForce.

20. 11AprilIndia'sNationalSafeMotherhoodDay

21. 11JulyNationalDayofMongolia.AlsocalledNaadamHoliday,itmarksestablishmentofindependencefromChinaandRussiain1921.

22. 11JulyWorldPopulationDay.IndianPopulationstoodatover127Crores(Approx17.3%ofWorld'sPopulation).Themefor2015is

VulnerablePopulationsinEmergencies.

23. 11Mar,201530thFoundationdayNationalCrimeRecordsBureau(NCRB).

24. 12JulyNationalDayofSaoTomeandPrincipe(islandnationinGulfofGuinea).ItmarksIndependencefromPortugalin1975.

25. 12JulyNationalDayofKiribati(islandnationinthecentralPacificOcean).ItmarksIndependencefromUKin1979.

26. 12MarIndependenceDayofMauritius.IndianPMNarendraModiVisitedMauritiusonthisoccasion.

27. 12MarchWorldKidneyDay(SecondThursdayofMarch).

28. 13JulyNationalDayofMontenegro.ItmarksrecognitionasindependentstateatCongressofBerlinin1878.

29. 14JulyNationalDayofFrance(AlsocalledBastilleDay).ItmarksbeginningofFrenchRevolutionwiththeStormingoftheBastilleon

14July1789.

30. 14JulyRepublicdayofIraq.

31. 14JuneWorldBloodDonorsDay.Themefor2015isThankyouforsavingmylife.UnionGovernmentlaunchedmobileapptolocate

nearestbloodbankonthisoccasion.

32. 15July,2015FirstUNWorldYouthSkillsDay(WYSD)observedgloballywiththemeYouthskillsforworkandlifeinthepost2015

agenda.

InIndia,MinistryofSkillDevelopmentandEntrepreneurship(MSDE)launchedSKILLINDIACampaign,PradhanMantriKaushal

VikashYojana(PMKVY),NationalSkillDevelopmentMissionandNationalPolicyforSkillDevelopmentandEntrepreneurship2015.

AModelSkillLoanSchemewasalsolaunchedwhereloansfrom5000rupeesto1.5lakhrupeeswillbeavailabletomorethan34

lakhyouththatseekstoattendskilldevelopmentprogrammesinthenextfiveyears.

33. 15MarchWorldConsumerDay.ThemefortheWCRD2015isHelpingconsumerschoosehealthydiets.

34. 15MayInternationalDayofFamilies.Themefor2015wasMeninCharge.

35. 15MayIsraelIndependenceDay.stateofIsraelwasfoundedonthisdayin1948.

OntheOtherHand,PalestiniansobservedthisdayasNakbaDaytoreaffirmtheirrighttoreturntothelandfromwhichtheir

ancestorswereforciblydisplacedbyIsraelin1948.

36. 16JulyFoundationdayofICAR(IndianCouncilofAgriculturalResearch).ItmarksestablishmentofICARon16July,1929.

37. 17AprilWorldHemophiliaday.Startedin1989tohonorFrankSchnabelthefounderofWFH(WorldFederationofHemophilia).

38. 17JuneNationaldayofIceland.ItcommemoratesthefoundationofTheRepublicofIcelandon17June1944anditsindependence

fromDanishrule.

39. 18AprilWorldHeritageDay.

40. 18JuneNationaldayofSeychelles.ItmarksadoptionofmultipartydemocraticconstitutiononJune18,1993.

41. 20JulyIndependencedayofColombia.ItmarksDeclarationofindependencefromSpainin1810.

42. 20JuneWorldRefugeeDay.Themefor2015isWithcourageletusallcombine.

43. 20MarchIrancelebratedstartofnewyearsfestivalofIranCaleldNowruz,aholidayhavingitsrootsinpreIslamictraditions.

44. 20MarchWorldOralHealthDay.

45. 20MarchWorldSparrowDay.Themefor2015isILoveSparrows.

46. 21AugWorldSeniorCitizen'sDay.

47. 21JulyNationaldayofBelgium.ItmarksLeopoldofSaxeCoburgSaalfeldtakingoathasfirstkingofBelgiumin1831.

48. 21June,2015FirstEverInternationalYogaDayCelebratedacrosstheworld.PMNarendraModiAttendedInternationalConference

onYogaforHolisticHealthinDelhi.AMassyogaeventorganizedatRajpathDelhi.India'sMinistryofAYUSHhasbeenawardedwithtwo

GuinnessWorldRecordsonfirstInternationalDayofYoga

Category1isforlargestnumberofparticipantsinaYogaLessonatsinglevenue.35,985participantsperformedYogaatRajpathand

broketheearlierreordof29,973.

Category2isformostnumberofnationalistsinaYogaLesson.participantsfrom84countriesperformedYogaatRajpathand

brokepreviousrecordofparticipantsfrom49countries.

OnThisOccasion

ChineseVersionofBhagvadGitalaunchedbyIndianAmbassadortoChinaAshokK.Kanth.

OperationDogawasenactedtoensurecompletesecurityofthecelebrations.

ExternalAffairsMinisterSushmaSwarajattenedInternationalYogaDayeventbeingorganisedbyIndianMissionatthe

UnitedNationsinNewYork(USA).

IndianGovernmentreleasedstampsandcoinsofdenominationofRs.10andRs.100.

49. 21MarchInternationalDayfortheEliminationofRacialDiscrimination.

50. 21MarchInternationalDayofForests.2015themeisForestsandClimateChange.

51. 21MarchWorldForestryDay.2015themeisForestsandClimateChange.

52. 21MarchWorldPoetryDay.ItandwasdeclaredbyUNESCO(theUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization)in

1999.

53. 21MayAntiTerrorismDayinIndia(RajivGandhi'sdeathanniversary).

54. 22AprEarthDay.Itwasfirstcelebratedin1970.Themefor2015isItsOurTurntoLead.

55. 22JulyAdoptiondayofIndianFlag.

56. 22MarchFormationdayofStateofBihar.OnthisdayBritishcarvedoutbiharstatefromBengalPresidencyin1912.

57. 22MarchWorldWaterDay.

58. 22MayInternationalDayforBiologicalDiversity.ThemeisBiodiversityforSustainableDevelopment.

59. 22May,201513thInvestitureCeremonyofBSF(BorderSecurityForce).

InvestitureMeansaceremonyatwhichhonoursorrankareformallyconferredonapersonorOrganization.

60. 23JulyBirtAnniversaryofFreedomFightersChandraShekharAzadandlokmanyaBalGangadharTilak.

61. 23JulyIndianNationalBroadcastingDay.Onthisdayin1927,theIndianBroadcastingCompanystartedradiobroadcastingfrom

Bombaystation.

62. 23JulyNationalDayofEgypt.ItmarkstheRevolutionDayin1952.

63. 23JuneNationalDayofLuxembourg.ItmarkstheBirthdayofMonarchofLuxembourg.

64. 24MarchWorldTB(Tuberculosis)Day.

65. 24MayIndependenceDayofEritrea(CountryinHornofAfrica).

66. 25AprWorldMalariaDay.Themefor2015isInvestinthefuture:Defeatmalaria.

67. 25JuneIndependencedayofMozambique.ItmarksIndependencefromPortugalin1975.

68. 25JuneNationalDayofCroatia.ItmarkstheStatehoodDay,declarationofindependencefromYugoslaviaonJune25,1991.

69. 25JuneNationalDayofSlovenia.ItmarkstheStatehoodDay,declarationofindependencefromYugoslaviaonJune25,1991.

70. 26JulyIndependencedayofMaldives.ItmarksgainingtotalindependencefromBritishon26July1965.

71. 26JulyKargilVijayDiwas.ItmarkssuccessofOperationVijayon26July1999.Indiasuccessfullytookcommandofthehighoutposts

duringtheKargilwar.

72. 26JulyNationalDayofLiberia.ItmarksindependencefromUnitedStatesin1847.

73. 26JuneInternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuseandIllicitTrafficking.Themefor2015isLetsDevelopourLives,ourCommunities,our

identitieswithoutDrugs.

74. 26JuneNationalDayofMadagascar.ItmarksIndependencefromfrancein1960.

75. 26MarchIndependenceDayofBangladesh.

76. 27AprilFreedomdayofsouthafrica.Itcelebratesfreedomandcommemoratesthefirstpostapartheidelectionsheldonthatdayin

1994.

77. 27AprilKingsDayoftheNetherlands(AlsoknownasKoningsdag).ThedatemarksthebirthofKingWillemAlexander.

78. 27AprilNationalDayofTogo(WestAfricanCountry).

79. 27JuneDjibouti'sIndependenceDay.Itmarktheterritory'sdeclarationofindependencefromFranceonJune27,1977.

80. 28JulyNationalDayofPeru.ItmarksindependencefromSpainin1821.

81. 28JulyWorldHepatitisDay.Themefor2015isPreventhepatitis.Actnow'.

82. 29AprilWorldDanceDay

83. 29JulyWorldTigerDay.TigerpopulationinIndiaisaround2,226(morethan70%ofworld'stigerpopulation).

84. 3JulyIndependenceDayofBelarus.

85. 3MarchWorldWildlifeDay.

86. 3MarchNationalDayofBulgaria(SoutheastEuropeanCountry).

Mar3,1878LiberationofBulgariafromOttomanEmpire.

87. 30JulyWorldDayAgainstTraffickinginPersons.

88. 31JulyMartyrdomdayofRenownedFreedomFighterUdhamSingh.

89. 31MayWorldNoTobaccoDay.UttarakhandsMedical,HealthandFamilyWelfareMinisterSurendraSinghNegihasbeenconferred

withWorldNoTobaccoDayAward2015byWorldHealthOrgansiation(WHO).

90. 4JulyIndependenceDayofUSA.ItmarksadoptionofDeclarationofIndependenceonJuly4,1776fromBritishEmpire.

91. 4JulyIndependenceDayofRwanda.ItmarksIndependencefromBelgiumin1962.

92. 5JulyIndependenceDayofAlgeria.ItMarksIndependencefromFrancein1962.

93. 5JulyIndependenceDayofCapeVerde.ItMarksIndependencefromPortugalin1975.

94. 5JulyIndependenceDayofVenezuela.ItMarksDeclarationofindependencefromSpainin1811.

95. 6JulyBirthAnniversaryofpoliticianandFreedomfighterShyamaPrasadMukherjee.

96. 6JulyIndependenceDayofComoros.ItMarksIndependencefromFrancein1975.

97. 6JulyIndependenceDayofMalawi.ItMarksIndependencefromUnitedKingdomin1964.

98. 8JuneWorldOceanDay.ThemeisHealthyoceans,Healthyplanet.

99. 8MarchInternationalWomen'sDay.ThemeMakeitHappen.

100. Apr14,2015124thBirthAnniversaryofDr.BhimraoAmbedkar.

101. Apr21CivilServicesDay(Ninth).

Onthisoccasion,IncomeTaxDepartmenthasbeenawardedthePrimeMinistersAwardforExcellenceinPublicAdministrationfor

EasyTaxCompliancethroughQualityService.

102. Apr23,2015WorldBookandCopyrightDay.Fortheyear2015,UNESCOdesignatedIncheon,SouthKoreaastheWorldBookCapital

2015foritsprogrammetopromotereadingamongpeopleandunderprivilegedsectionsofthepopulation.Itwasfirstcelebratedin1995.

103. Apr24NationalPanchayatiRajDiwas.

104. April24WomensPoliticalEmpowermentDayinIndia.TheInstituteofSocialSciences,NewDelhihasbeencelebratingApril24as

WomensPoliticalEmpowermentDaysince1994.

105. Aug9NagasakiDay(SecondUSNuclearBombFellonJapan'sNagasakionAug9,1945).

106. August0670thHiroshimaDay.ItmarksthedaywhenanAmericanBoeingB29Superfortressdroppedanatomicbombonthe

JapanesecityofHiroshima.

107. August07FirstIndianNationalHandloomDay.ItmarkslaunchofSwadeshiMovementonAug7,1905.

108. August09InternationalDayofWorld'sIndigenousPeople.Themefor2015isPost2015Agenda:Ensuringindigenouspeoples'health

andwellbeing.

109. August09NationalDayofSingapore.ItMarksindependencefromMalaysiain1965.

110. August10Birthdayof4thPresidentofIndiaVarahagiriVenkataGiri.

111. August10IndependenceDayofEcuador.ItMarksProclamationofindependencefromSpainin1809.

112. August10WorldBioFuelDay(AlsocalledBiodieselDay).ItmarkspoweringoffirstdieselengineonAugust10,1893inAugsburg,

GermanybyRudolfDiesel.

113. August11IndependencedayofChad.ItMarksIndependencefromFrancein1960.

114. August12NationalRemoteSensingDay.ItmarksbirthanniversaryofVikramSarabhai,consideredasFatherofIndianSpace

Programme.

115. August14IndependencedayofPakistan.

116. August1569thIndependencedayofIndia.ItmarksdeclarationofIndependencefromBritishColonialRuleonAug15,1947.

PrimeMinisterNarendraModiaddressedIndianCitizensfromRedFort.

PMNarendraModiannouncedStartupIndiaStandupIndiacampaignasaninitiativetoboostentrepreneurshipamongthe

youthandcreateemploymentinIndia.PMurged1.25lakhbankbranchestoprovidefinancetoatleastoneDalitorAdivasiandat

leastonewomanentrepreneur.

GovernmentwillrenameAgricultureMinistryasAgricultureandFarmersWelfareMinistry.

GovernmentcommittedtoSetdeadlineof1000daystoconnect18,500villageswithelectricity.

117. August15RepublicoftheCongo'sIndependenceDay.ItmarksIndependencefromFrancein1960.

118. August15SouthKorea'sIndependenceDay.ItmarksLiberationfromJapaneserulein1945.

119. August17IndependencedayofGabon.ItmarksIndependencefromFrancein1960.

120. August17IndependencedayofIndonesia.ItmarksProclamationofIndependencefromJapanandNetherlandsin1945.

121. August19BirthAnniversayofNinthPresidentofIndiaShankerDayalSharma.

122. August19WorldHumanitarianDay.Themefor2015isInspiringtheWorld'sHumanity.

123. August19WorldPhotographyDay.

124. August20BirthAnniversayofseventhPrimeMinisterofIndiaRajivGandhi,alsoknownasSadbhavnaDivas.

125. August24Ukraine'sIndependenceDay.ItmarksIndependencefromSovietUnionin1991.

126. August25Uruguay'sIndependenceDay.ItmarksIndependencefromBrazilin1825.

127. August26IndependencedayofMoldova.ItmarksdeclarationofindependencefromSovietUnionin1991.

128. August29India'sNationalSportsDayItmarksbirthdayofLegendaryHockeyPlayerDhyanChandwhowonOlympicgoldmedalsfor

Indiainyear1928,1932and1936.

129. August31IndependenceDayofKyrgyzstan.ItmarksindependencefromUSSRin1991.

130. August31IndependenceDayofMalaysia.ItmarksindependencefromUnitedKingdomin1957.

131. August31IndependenceDayofTrinidadandTobago.ItmarksindependencefromUnitedKingdomin1962.

132. Governmentdecidedtodeclare7thAugustasNationalHandloomDayeveryyearbeginningfromfrom2015.

133. InternationalBuddhPurnimaDiwas2015TobehostedbyIndiaon04May,2015withsupportofInternationalBuddhistConfederation.

134. IslamicRepublicofIrancelebratedthestartofthenewyearsfestivalofIranCaleldNowruz,aholidaythathasitsrootsinancient,pre

Islamictraditions.

135. June05WorldEnvironmentDay.Themefor2015isSevenBillionDreams,OnePlanet,ConsumewithCare.

136. June06NationalDayofSweden(NorthernEurope).

137. June10NationalDayofPortugal.ThedatecommemoratesthedeathofnationalliteraryiconLusdeCameson10June,1580.

138. June12DayofRussia.ItcommemoratestheDeclarationofStateSovereigntyoftheRussianSovietFederativeSocialistRepublicon

June12,1990.

139. June12IndependencedayofPhilippines.ItcommemoratesPhilippines'IndependencefromSpainonJune12,1898.

140. June12WorldDayAgainstChildLabour.Themefor2015isNOtochildlabourYEStoqualityeducation.

141. June28BirthdayofP.V.NarasimhaRao,Former(10th)PrimeMinisterofIndia(19911996).AMemorialinaugeratedonhisBirth

AnniversaryinNewDelhi.

142. June29IndependencedayofSeychelles.ItmarksIndependenceofSeychellesfromUnitedKingdomonJune29,1976.

143. June29,2015NinthIndianStatisticsDay.ItcommemoratesbirthanniversaryofShriPrasantaChandraMahalanobis.Themefor2015is

SocialDevelopment.

HeisbestrememberedfortheMahalanobisdistance,astatisticalmeasure.HemadepioneeringstudiesinanthropometryinIndia.

HefoundedtheIndianStatisticalInstitute,andcontributedtothedesignoflargescalesamplesurveys.

144. June30NationaldayofCongo.ItmarksIndependencefromBelgiumon30June1960.

145. LewisHamilton(Britain)ofMercedeswonCanadianFormula1GrandPrix.

146. MaharashtragovernmenthasdeclaredareaalongThaneCreekasFlamingoSanctuary.SanctuaryisMaharashtrassecondMarine

sanctuaryafterMalvan(marine)WildlifeSanctuary.

147. March23WorldMeteorologicalDayobservedwiththemeClimateKnowledgeforClimateAction.

WorldMeteorologicalDayiscelebratedeveryyearon23Marchtocommemoratetheentryintoforcein1950oftheconventionthat

createdtheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization.Meteorologyistheinterdisciplinaryscientificstudyoftheatmosphere.

148. March30RajasthanDiwas(markingtheunificationoftheerstwhileprincelystatesintheregionintotheStateofRajasthan).

149. May1ConstitutiondayoftheMarshallIslands(islandcountrynearequatorinPacificOcean).OnMay1,1979,constitutionofthe

MarshallIslandswassigned.

150. May1GujaratdayandMaharashtraDay.StatesofMaharashtraandGujaratwereformedbyBombayReorganisationActenactedon

25April1960andcameintoeffecton1May1960.

151. May1LabourDayorInternationalWorkers'DayorMayDay.InUnitedstatesofAmerica,ItiscelebratedasLaborDayon1stmonday

ofSeptember.

152. May11NationalTechnologyDay.ItisCelebratedsince1999.Onthisday,therehavebeenseveraltechnologicalmilestonesachievedby

India.

SuccessfulseriesofnucleartestsatPokhranatMay11,1998.

Firstindigenousaircraft"Hansa3"wastestflownfromBangaloreandsuccessfultestfiringoftheTrishulmissilewerealso

performedonthesamedate.

153. May13BirthAnniversaryofFormerIndianPresidentFakhruddinAliAhmed.FakhruddinAliAhmedwasfifthPresidentofIndiafrom

1974to1977.

154. May17ConstitutionDayofNorway(CelebratingsigningofNorwegianConstitutioninEidsvollonMay18,1814).

155. May17WorldHypertensionDay.

156. May20,201550thAnniversaryofFirstSuccessfulindianMountEverestExpeditiononMay20,1965ledbyManmohanSinghKohli.

157. May25IndependenceDayofJordan(Arabnation).

158. May25NationalDayofArgentina(SouthAmericanCountry).

159. May28FreedomFrighterVinayakDamodarSavarkar'sBirthAnniversary.

160. May28NationalDayofEthiopia(CountryinHornofAfrica).

161. May28RepublicDayofAzerbaijan(CountryinWesternAsia).On28May1918,Azerbaijandeclaredindependencefromthe

TranscaucasianDemocraticFederativeRepublic,thusformingtheAzerbaijanDemocraticRepublic.

162. May29InternationalDayofUnitedNationsPeacekeepers.

163. May9BirthAnniversaryofRenownedFreedomFighterGopalKrishnaGokhale.

164. NelsonMandelaInternationalDaywasobservedacrosson18July2015tohonourtheformerSouthAfricanPresidentandNobelPeace

PrizelaureateNelsonMandela(19182013).

165. SushmaSwaraj,MinisterforExternalAffairsandShripadNaik,(MinisterinAYUSHMinistry)launchedthelogoforInternationalDayof

YogatobeheldeachyearonJune21.

166. UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)presented2015UNESCO/GuillermoCanoWorldPress

FreedomPrizetoSyrianjournalistandrightsactivistMazenDarwishontheoccasionoftheWorldPressFreedomDayforhisworkinSyria

formorethanadecadeasahumanrightsdefenderandajournalist.

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Meetings

1. InternationalBuddhPurnimaDiwas2015TobehostedbyIndiaon04May,2015withsupportofInternationalBuddhistConfederation.

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1. SushmaSwaraj,MinisterforExternalAffairsandShripadNaik,(MinisterinAYUSHMinistry)launchedthelogoforInternationalDayof

YogatobeheldeachyearonJune21.

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